Since the episode aired, a Facebook post, allegedly written by a social worker, went viral. The page Social Work Tutor, writes "Your depiction of the social work profession was dishonest, dangerous and extremely damaging."

They add the scenes were "inaccurate at best and irresponsible at worst."

Now, producers of the soap have responded.

Speaking to Digital Spy, a spokesperson for Eastenders said "EastEnders takes great care when portraying serious issues such as these and we worked closely with experts in the field including a social worker and police advisors to ensure the storyline was portrayed as accurately as possible.

The rep said "At no point was it our intention to portray social workers in a bad light, in fact, it was clear that the social worker simply wanted what was best for the children."